title: Pyarthrosis of the knee. Treatment considerations.
abstract: Patients with pyarthrosis of the knee can be effectively managed by several different methods. A retrospective review of patients with the diagnosis of septic arthritis of the knee was undertaken to determine the efficacy of two different treatment programs. Multiple-needle arthrocentesis was contrasted with formal arthrotomy drainage. In this series, patients with a longer than three-day history of a knee pyarthrosis and those with Staphylococcus aureus or enteric gram-negative organisms on culture benefited from open drainage procedures in lieu of repeated aspiration techniques.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Falahee
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wojtys
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Hankin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaufer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies